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Identification
Abū Bakr b. ʻAbd al-Mannān
أبو بكر بن عبد المنّان
Titles: amīr; sulṭān of Harar
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Reign
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Death
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Biographic comments
Abū Bakr was the son of aftal-garād ʻAbd al-Mannān and grandson of amīr Muḥammad (r. 1782-1783). He succeeded his uncle and father-in-law ʻAbd al-Karīm as amīr of Harar. Abū Bakr campaigned against the surrounding Oromo, but after initial success, the Oromo managed gradually to reduce Harar's sphere of influence.
Commissioned the writing of Daftar taqwīm al-iḥsāʼ aʻnī al-istātistīk al-harariyya (AAIE00290).
Additional information
References
- Person Nephew of ʻAbd al-Karīm b. Muḥammad al-Hararī / عبد الكريم بن محمد الهرري
- Place Place of activity Harar, East Hararge Zone (independent), ET
Bibliographical references
- Harär Town and Its Neighbours in the Nineteenth... on page 376 et seq.
- Tedeschi, Salvatore - L'emirato di Harar second... on page 496
- Encyclopaedia Aethiopica, volume 1, A-C: 51-52 on page 51-52
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Text references
- Mentionedدفتر تقويم الاحساء اعنى الاستاتستيك الهرريةDaftar taqwīm al-iḥsāʼ aʻnī al-istātistīk al-harariyya